Dauber for liquid blacking and the like



, Aug'. 28, 1923.

. C. A. HAASS DAUBERI'FOR LIQUID BLACKING AND THELIKE Filled Aprilv 28 C/e 2e/z5 A. Hadas.

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Patented Aug. 28, 1923.

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dauber, particularly intended for use invconnection with liquid blacking, but adapted also for other uses, in spreading and apply-V ing other liquid substances, such as stains, polishes, varnish and the like.

` Swaos have hitherto been made, lfor such uses, in which a bunch of fibers or a piece of fabric has been attached to one end of aY wire or stickyno regard being paid tothe shape of the swab nor its construction, to enable it to take up, without drippinggfthe largest amount of liquidmaterial and to apply rthat material-in the best possible manner and so as to permit of a strong construction minimum expense. Y

The object of my present invention isgto provide a swab presenting large and smooth applying surfaces,secured firmly, by simple means, at the end of a holding rod, and provided also with narrow channels inthe body of the material for receiving andretaining,` by cap'illarity a body of liquid and feeding;` itout in the useV of the swab. ln the preferred form this swab and holding rod is combined with a cork for the bottle in which the liquid is contained.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a perspective view .of a sheet of felt or the like, partially grooved, as

the first step in the process of forming' the i' swab; Y

Figure 2 is an end view of two strips, cut from the grooved sheet, of Figure l;

F igure 3 is a perspective view of a block or length cut from the strip of Figure 2, with the bottoms of the two grooves pulled together by a loop of wire, and is a section on line 3-3 of Figure 5;

Filernre l is a side view of the swab-block and loop before the pressure vis applied;

Figure 5 is a side View of the swab-block and loop afterv the pressure is applied;y A

Figure 6 is a side view of a completed swab, the cap being in section; and

F igure 7 `is an end view, from the'left,

of Figure 6.

In forming my new dauber take a sheet A, of felt of suitable thickness, andV grooved in both surfaces, by opposed grooves, a.' The felt is preferably'of soft Vand porous structure and may be a compound of felt-ing and non-felting materials, as this is cheaper than a pure wool or hair felt and equally serviceable. The sheet after grooving'is cut into strips along the ridges between the grooves, a,v(see'Fignre 2) andthe strips are/then cutY into suitable lengths to fori.A swab blocks,` B. A swab-blocky Bis then surrounded by a wirey loop, C, the bent end of which is insertedin. a holder, D, and the free ends of the wire inserted in a chuck, E, which is then rotated, l wires together and dra-wing the parts of the loop between which is'the swab-block as close together as desired, the eifect of which is to force the bottoms of the grooves,

70. V twisting the two y a, toward each other and bring the sides,

of the grooves toward each other, into opi' posed relationship to form a deep and nar- Vrow space in the body of the swab-block.

The drawing ofthe surfacesgb, toward each other gives' toA -they swab-block snbstantiallyY cylindrical shape i Figure 3) which presents a Vsmooth working;ir surface of the greatest capacity, free from angles or projections." l

In use the swab-block will absorb in itsV vintersticesthe' liquid to be applied. ItV will also hold in the space between the opposed surfaces. Z), by capillarity, a quantity of liquid. -The union ofthe swab-bioek and rod C is .perfect and absolutely permanent.

'The compression of the yswab-block by the Vtwistingl of the wire loop is very forceful and the resultant sh aping of the swab block is favorable to the uses to whichit isftobe put, while the pressure applied isretained indefinitely by the friction of the ,twisted wire. Y Y

The method employed toV attain these results is more economical than'anything heretofore employed and the resulting' dauber is?" more perfect for the uses lto which it `is designed to apply it.`

In F igure 6,1 show the completed article in its preferred form, the swab being; associated, by means of the wire loop, C, with a cork F, through which the'twisted ends of the wire loop@ are passed, and spread out along the outer end surface of the cork, asat C.VV The cork is covered at its outer end by aY gg; Y I 1,466,506

cap, G, the cork and capA being cemented together, so that the bent ends C of the loop cannot move nany direction.

I claim: Y e

5 rlhe dauber or swab above described, con-Y sisting of a handle of twisted wire having an elongated loop at one end; a dauber-head,

Inade up 0Ip two Semi-cylindrical parts of soft fabric, connected along the longitudinal center of their flat 'faces by a nexus of hard 10 fabric integral therewith, the nexus Secured within the elongated loop. Y Signed at Boston, Massaeh'setts, thistwenty-sixth day of April, 1922.

oLEMENs A. Haines. 

